Contrasting Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) and Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL)

Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER) and Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Ferrovial and Jones Lang LaSalle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferrovial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jones Lang LaSalle	3.35%	13.01%	5.47%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.3% of Ferrovial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Jones Lang LaSalle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Ferrovial has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jones Lang LaSalle has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Ferrovial and Jones Lang LaSalle, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferrovial	0	6	2	0	2.25
Jones Lang LaSalle	0	3	5	0	2.63

Ferrovial currently has a consensus price target of $70.47, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Jones Lang LaSalle has a consensus price target of $394.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.15%. Given Jones Lang LaSalle’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jones Lang LaSalle is more favorable than Ferrovial.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ferrovial and Jones Lang LaSalle”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferrovial	$10.89 billion	4.54	$1.00 billion	N/A	N/A
Jones Lang LaSalle	$26.12 billion	0.53	$792.10 million	$18.60	16.03

Ferrovial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jones Lang LaSalle.

Summary

Jones Lang LaSalle beats Ferrovial on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ferrovial

Ferrovial SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services internationally. It operates through four segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports, and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The company designs and executes various public and private works, including the construction of public infrastructure; and develops, finances, and operates toll roads. It also develops, finances, and operates airports; and develops, finances, and operates power transmission lines and renewable energy generation plants, as well as offers mobility and waste management plants and services to the mining industry in Chile. In addition, the company promotes, constructs, and operates energy generation and transmission infrastructures. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated operates as a commercial real estate and investment management company. It engages in the buying, building, occupying, managing, and investing in a commercial, industrial, hotel, residential, and retail properties in Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a range of real estate services, including agency leasing, tenant representation, property management, advisory, and consulting services; and capital market services, such as equity and debt advisory, loan sales, equity advisory, loan servicing, merger and acquisition, corporate advisory, and investment sales and advisory services. It also provides on-site management services for office, industrial, retail, multifamily residential, and various other properties; integrated facilities management services; designing, building, management, and consulting services to tenants of leased space, owners in self-occupied buildings, and owners of real estate investments; and advisory, consulting, valuation, and energy and sustainability services. In addition, the company offers investment management services to institutional and retail investors, including high-net-worth individuals. It provides its services to real estate owners, occupiers, investors, and developers for various property types, including critical environments and data centers, offices, industrial and warehouses, residential properties, infrastructure projects, retail and shopping malls, logistics, and military housing and transportation centers; and hotels and hospitality, cultural, educational, government, healthcare and laboratory, and sports facilities. The company was formerly known as LaSalle Partners Incorporated and changed its name to Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated in March 1999. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.